Desire Me (Her Best Friend's Father Book 4) by Ayden K. Morgen

Author:Ayden K. Morgen [Morgen, Ayden K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-12-16T18:30:00+00:00

"Can I ask you a question?" I ask Luke, watching him from across the kitchen table.

He jerks his chin in a nod, biting into his burger.

My stomach growls loudly when a bit of juice runs down his chin and he has to wipe it away. I'm eating a salad. It's not nearly as good as his burger, but I'm trying to eat a little healthier. I heard what Roman said yesterday, and I love him for it, but part of me is worried maybe Dr. Farmer is right and I'm gaining too much weight too quickly. I want the baby to be healthy. If I have to choke down a salad every day to make that happen, I'll do it.

"What was Remi Pledger like?" I ask as casually as possible.

Luke's brows come together, his lips pulling down into a frown. He sets his burger on his plate and leans back in his chair, pegging me with a look that's nearly identical to the way Roman looks at me when he knows I'm up to something and doesn't approve.

"I'm just curious," I say, only partially lying. I am curious, but that's not necessarily why I'm asking.

"Remi Pledger," Faith says, repeating the name like she's trying to place it. "Is that the DEA agent who…?" She flicks her gaze in Luke's direction and then quickly away. She's gotten fairly comfortable with him since she's been hanging out here with us, but I think it just dawned on her that Remi's the agent who kidnapped Lillian Riley, and that Luke was the other person assigned to her detail. "Never mind," she mumbles.

Luke eyes me for a long, silent moment like he's trying to decide if I'm bullshitting him or not.

I give him my best innocent look.

He shakes his head, smirking like he sees right through me, but surprisingly, he doesn't tell me no. "Remi's been a cop most of his life," he mutters, taking a swallow of beer. "He's old and salty, but he was solid. At least we thought he was solid," he amends, grimacing.

My heart aches for him. I know that he, like Roman, feels partially responsible for what happened to Lillian, but it wasn't his fault. They're supposed to trust their teammates. They have to trust them to make it home at the end of the day. But I don't think Luke wants to hear that right now, so I don't say it.

"Why do you think he did what he did?" I ask instead. Roman hasn't told Luke about Remi's son and I can't divulge that detail for him when Roman agreed to keep it quiet, but I also can't shake the sense that Remi wasn't lying to Roman this morning about Elijah being Francisco's son. I think Roman's missing something important, but I'm not so sure he's willing to give Remi the benefit of the doubt either. I don't blame him for that. Remi got a lot of people hurt—me included—and Roman isn't ready or willing to forgive that. But if Remi isn't lying, then someone needs to figure out what he's doing.

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